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Meanings of janitor in English

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Person who cleans and maintains buildings such as hospitals, schools, and residential accommodation.

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Usage of janitor in English
1
The janitor had neglected to light the gas in the lower hallway.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
2
It opened, and the janitor of the Paradox stood in the doorway.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
3
At three p.m., a janitor pushed ammonia water across the gym floor.
The marrowbone marble company
4
The washerwoman consented to be one witness; the sexton-janitor made the other.
We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
5
Nelson was the janitor of the building in which he had roomed.
The Just and the Unjust
6
The janitor inspected a slip of parchment he held in his hand:
The Cloister and the Hearth
7
From the moment I saw you tie the janitor to the hitching-post.
The Big-Town Round-Up
8
Yes; Luke has for over a year been janitor at the school-house.
Struggling Upward, or Luke Larkin's Luck
9
Ernest also hears about the allegations while at work as a janitor.
Ebony
10
Behind cool Calvin who said the janitor tried unseemly approaches for rent.
A singular man
11
The janitor had finished sweeping the room and was ready to leave.
Dorian
12
The janitor came and by that time the boy had recovered consciousness.
Halsey & Co. / or, The Young Bankers and Speculators
13
I saw the janitor taking his things from the room this morning.
Larry Dexter's Great Search; Or, The Hunt for the Missing Millio...
14
The old janitor of the apartment-house met him with an anxious face.
The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
15
When a trained janitor went out on a job, he went clean.
The book of spies
16
But we can't let either the janitor or Canon get to Langley.
The book of spies
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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